Quakers are looking for their first win of the season at home to Brackley on Saturday.

Team news:

• Midfielder Jarrett Rivers is out because of a groin injury
• Kaine Felix will have a fitness test on a heel injury
• Will Hatfield makes his second home debut
• Tommy Taylor plays his 100th game for the club

Opening games:

5^th August v Curzon Ashton  home, Lost 1-3 Lees.

12^th August v Hereford (away) lost 0-1

15^th August v Scunthorpe (away) lost 0-4

Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kitSB3Yrlb8

Current League position: 23rd

We'd like to thank our matchball sponsor

https://www.thehoptimistdarlington.co.uk/

Here's an interview with Darren Holloway

and also Tommy Taylor

Advice about behaviour

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/darlington-v-brackley-advice-to-supporters

and our SLO appointments

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/club-appoints-supporter-liaison-officers

Brackley

Opening games:

5^th August Chorley (away) drew 1-1 Bates

12^th August  Buxton (home ) won 2-1 Calder, Newton  (last minute winner)

15^th August Bishop’s Stortford (home) won 1-0  Newton

Current league position:  2^nd  7 points from 3 games

Here's what their local paper is saying:

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/darlington-are-up-next-as-cowans-brackley-bid-to-maintain-a-solid-start-4258352

Previous games between the clubs

2016-17 Brackley 2 Darlington 2 (Thompson, Gillies), Darlington 1 (Thompson) Brackley 0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiBHYDvIsSc

2017-18 Brackley 3 Darlington 0, Darlington 0 Brackley 3

2018-19 Brackley 2 Darlington 4 (Styche 3, Ainge), Darlington 0 Brackley 2

2019-20 Brackley 5 Darlington 1 (Thompson), Darlington 1 (Campbell) Brackley 1

2020-21 Brackley 2 Darlington 0

2021-22 Brackley 1 Darlington 3 (Cassidy, Charman, Hatfield), Darlington 0 Brackley 2

2022-23 Darlington 2 (Rose, Beck) Brackley 2, highlightshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU1zbram3Yw

Brackley 3 Darlington 0

You can follow today’s game on Darlo Fans Radio, Twitter and the official website